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We see a lot of videos featuring the voice of the Dalai Lama, but there’s something special that gets me about this short film by director mojebory. The short film draws you in with the Dalai Lama talking about a person’s right to happiness and transitions to Max Richter's soulful mix of Dinah Washington’s “This Bitter Earth” underscoring more than five years of footage of people in ordinary, everyday scenes in Poland and Europe.

As the filmmaker says:

"I see a harmony in ordinary activities — joy and sadness at the same time. Everything around us is magical. When I take pictures or shots I look at the world through the eyes of a child… everything seems so interesting and unusual! I’m hungry, I want to grab everything!"

We forget the simple things,the exquisite beauty this world holds as it is juxtaposed by dark ,negative forces at work . Hold fast to the beauty. As George Harrison once said," Beware of Darkness" Strive to see the world through the eyes of a child! Do not give up on seeing the loveliness !

Thought provoking and moving, calming yet energizing. I kept thinking "have I been kind? Am I kind? Did someone teach me to be kind?" I was taught to be ambitious, to compete, to excel...and I can see the many instances in which I'm quite certain that I missed the opportunity to be kind. Having met the Dalai Lami, I found this movie as much an epiphany as one feels in his presence.